What you need to know about emergency care during the ambulance strike.
By Michelle RobertsTens of thousands of ambulance workers, including paramedics and call handlers, are set to strike in England and Wales on Wednesday over pay.So, if you have an emergency on strike day, what should you do and what care can you expect?If in need, do call. There will still be staff answering emergency calls and sending out some ambulances.
However, conditions which are serious but not judged to be immediately life-threatening - which could include some people who may be having a stroke - might not be immediately attended to by emergency teams. Urgent problems that fit into Category 3 - such as a woman in late-stage labour - will not be prioritised.
For example, ambulances are sometimes forced to wait to handover their patients because there is no room inside the hospital.
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